As a stepmother, one of the sayings I like is from a country song: "Blood is thicker than water, but love is thicker than blood."
A few days ago, my stepdaughter was driving me to the doctor when her father called. She was not in the mood for his usual BS and just hung up on him several times. "Wow," I thought..."Karma's gonna get you."
I know your boys were lucky to have you, Wil, and of course vice versa.

My son, Ryan, graduated college with a creative writing degree this past December. He got a job immediately after school, and moved all the way across the country to work there. I miss him every single day, but I'm incredibly proud of him, and the work he's doing. Earlier today, I read something...